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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Junhyong Kim is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and specializes primarily in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their body of work spans several interrelated fields, including molecular biology, biomedical engineering, immunology, and genetics. Their research often intersects with topics such as single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, renal and related cancers, genomics and chromatin dynamics, and innovative microfluidic and catalytic techniques.

Among their frequently explored research topics are:

  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Genomics and chromatin dynamics
  • Innovative microfluidic and catalytic techniques
  • Gene expression and cancer classification
  • Epigenetics and DNA methylation
  • RNA research and splicing

Kim has published extensively in venues that include the following:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • Developmental Cell
  • Cell Reports

Their research collaborations frequently involve a set of co-authors with whom they have published multiple papers:

  • Zhen Miao
  • James Eberwine
  • Youtao Lu
  • Michael S. Balzer
  • Katalin Suszták

Several recent papers illustrate the range and focus of their work. These include:

  • "Multi-omics integration in the age of million single-cell data," 2021, Nature Reviews Nephrology
  • "Single cell regulatory landscape of the mouse kidney highlights cellular differentiation programs and disease targets," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "The Nuclear Receptor ESRRA Protects from Kidney Disease by Coupling Metabolism and Differentiation," 2020, Cell Metabolism
  • "Single-cell analysis identifies the interaction of altered renal tubules with basophils orchestrating kidney fibrosis," 2022, Nature Immunology
  • "Lamin B2 Levels Regulate Polyploidization of Cardiomyocyte Nuclei and Myocardial Regeneration," 2020, Developmental Cell

Junhyong Kim was recognized as a fellow by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Exosomal PD-L1 Contributes to Immunosuppression and is Associated with anti-PD-1 Response

    Gang Chen;Alexander C. Huang;Wei Zhang;Wei Zhang;Gao Zhang

  • A novel family of divergent seven-transmembrane proteins: candidate odorant receptors in Drosophila.

    Peter J. Clyne;Coral G. Warr;Marc R. Freeman;Derek Lessing

  • The Human Tumor Atlas Network: Charting Tumor Transitions Across Space and Time at Single-Cell Resolution

    Orit Rozenblatt-Rosen;Aviv Regev;Aviv Regev;Aviv Regev;Philipp Oberdoerffer;Tal Nawy

  • Genome-wide analyses of exonic copy number variants in a family-based study point to novel autism susceptibility genes

    Maja Bucan;Brett S. Abrahams;Kai Wang;Joseph T. Glessner

  • A lineage-resolved molecular atlas of C. elegans embryogenesis at single-cell resolution

    Jonathan S. Packer;Qin Zhu;Chau Huynh;Priya Sivaramakrishnan

  • Unwrapping Glial Biology: Gcm Target Genes Regulating Glial Development, Diversification, and Function

    Marc R. Freeman;Jeffrey Delrow;Junhyong Kim;Eric Johnson

  • PASTA: Ultra-Large Multiple Sequence Alignment for Nucleotide and Amino-Acid Sequences

    Siavash Mirarab;Nam Nguyen;Sheng Guo;Li-San Wang

  • Evolution of gene expression in the Drosophila melanogaster subgroup

    Scott A. Rifkin;Junhyong Kim;Junhyong Kim;Kevin P. White

  • The promise of single-cell sequencing.

    James Eberwine;Jai-Yoon Sul;Tamas Bartfai;Junhyong Kim

  • Single-Cell Profiling Reveals Sex, Lineage, and Regional Diversity in the Mouse Kidney.

    Andrew Ransick;Nils O. Lindström;Jing Liu;Qin Zhu

  • Translation of Sensory Input into Behavioral Output via an Olfactory System

    Scott A. Kreher;Dennis Mathew;Junhyong Kim;John R. Carlson

  • Transcriptome in vivo analysis (TIVA) of spatially defined single cells in live tissue.

    Ditte Lovatt;Brittani K. Ruble;Jaehee Lee;Hannah Dueck

  • GENERAL INCONSISTENCY CONDITIONS FOR MAXIMUM PARSIMONY: EFFECTS OF BRANCH LENGTHS AND INCREASING NUMBERS OF TAXA

    Junhyong Kim

  • Single-cell mRNA sequencing identifies subclonal heterogeneity in anti-cancer drug responses of lung adenocarcinoma cells

    Kyu-Tae Kim;Kyu-Tae Kim;Hye Won Lee;Hae-Ock Lee;Hae-Ock Lee;Sang Cheol Kim

  • A mutation accumulation assay reveals a broad capacity for rapid evolution of gene expression

    Scott A. Rifkin;Scott A. Rifkin;David Houle;Junhyong Kim;Kevin P. White

  • Phylogenetic reconstruction of vertebrate Hox cluster duplications.

    W J Bailey;J Kim;G P Wagner;F H Ruddle

  • CYCLOPS reveals human transcriptional rhythms in health and disease

    Ron C. Anafi;Lauren J. Francey;John B. Hogenesch;Junhyong Kim

  • Improving the Accuracy of Phylogenetic Estimation by Combining Different Methods

    Junhyong Kim

  • The Cobweb of Life Revealed by Genome-Scale Estimates of Horizontal Gene Transfer

    Fan Ge;Li-San Wang;Junhyong Kim

  • IVT-seq reveals extreme bias in RNA sequencing

    Nicholas F Lahens;Ibrahim Halil Kavakli;Ray Zhang;Katharina Hayer

Frequent Co-Authors

James Eberwine
James Eberwine University of Pennsylvania
John R. Carlson
John R. Carlson Yale University
Li-San Wang
Li-San Wang University of Pennsylvania
Mingyao Li
Mingyao Li University of Pennsylvania
Tamas Bartfai
Tamas Bartfai Stockholm University
John B. Hogenesch
John B. Hogenesch Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Philip G. Haydon
Philip G. Haydon Tufts University
John A. Wolf
John A. Wolf University of Pennsylvania
Kun Zhang
Kun Zhang University of California, San Diego
Rafael A. Irizarry
Rafael A. Irizarry Harvard University

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